PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes into the arena with In Time blaring out of the sound system. Cage is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kentucky Jelly. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Castle
vs
Cage

188 cm
25
224 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

191 cm
22
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Man Cage!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage throws out a loose jab but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage stuffs the takedown.
Castle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Castle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castle cracks the inside of Cage's front leg.
Castle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cage lands with a straight right. Castle didn't see that one coming.
Cage cracks Castle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Castle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Castle misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cage catches Castle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Cage's corner calls for a 1-2. Cage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cage throws out a powerful jab.
Castle swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castle looks for the body kick but Cage saw that one coming.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle is looking to chop away at Cage's legs.

Castle drives through and clinches with Cage against the cage.
Castle blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cage.
Castle blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castle.
Cage looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castle scores with a shoulder strike.
Castle lands a body punch.
Castle with a knee to the head.
Castle lands with a left to the head.
Cage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Castle scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castle digs a right hand into Cage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cage's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Castle as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
Castle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Castle works on Cage's body with a couple of short punches.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castle blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Castle.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Cage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Castle trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Castle.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castle lands a damaging elbow.
Castle lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Castle.
Cage has a couple of punches blocked by Castle.
Castle misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Cage.
Castle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cage or not.
Castle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castle lands a knee to the body.
Cage misses with the head strike.
Castle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cage's defenses.
Cage misses with some punches.
Castle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cage's face.
Cage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cage takes an elbow to the temple.
Cage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castle working aggressively here.
Cage scores with a shoulder strike.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castle.
Cage blocks a body shot from Castle.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body.
Cage lands a shoulder strike.
Cage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castle or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.
Cage lands an uppercut.
Cage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castles head.
Castle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cage lands with a left to the head.
Cage effectively controlling the action here.
Cage lands a right hand.
Castle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cage obliges.
Castle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Cage avoids the elbow strike from Castle, against the cage.
Castle missing with knees to the body.
Castle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castle takes an elbow to the temple.
Castle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cage backwards.
Cage blocks an uppercut.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cage fails to land.
Cage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Cage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castle lands a shoulder strike.
Castle looking to throw knees to the head but Cage is blocking nicely.
Cage lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cage.
Cage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cage.
Cage misses with some punches.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but Castle blocks with his arms.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castle blocking some punches.
Castle lands a shot to the body.
Cage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castle is defending well for now.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage managing to block the knees to the body from Castle.
A left hand lands to the body for Cage.
Cage avoiding damage as Castle throws knees to the body.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cage swings wildly with an uppercut but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Castle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cage misses with a two punch combination.
Castle moves out of range as Cage strikes.
Castle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Castle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cage misses with an uppercut. Castle saw that one coming.
Castle is looking to slow Cage down with leg kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castle.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Castle's shoulder, as Castle tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Cage scores with a four punch combination!
Castle fails with a takedown attempt.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Castle moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Cage misses.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle is looking to land body kicks.
Castle misses with a body kick.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Castle slips the punch.
Cage connects with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Cage.
Man Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick and Cage moves out of range easily.
Castle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cage's head.
Cage avoids the body shot from Castle.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cage.
Cage misses with a looping left.
Castle misses with a wild body shot.
Castle throws a leg kick that misses.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Cage cracks Castle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cage might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castle on the side of the head.
Castle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage throws a one two combo.
Cage blocks the body kick.
Castle tries to clinch up.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Castle ducks down to avoid it.
Castle slips under a jab.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castle momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands a jab.
Cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castle's hands.
Castle thumps Cage with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cage works the jab nicely.
Cage checks a low kick from Castle.
Castle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cage takes a step back to recover.
Castle throws a leg kick but Cage moved away.
Cage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Castle in his tracks.
Castle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage thuds his right hand into Castle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Castle slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Cage scores with a four punch combination!
Castle moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cage tests Castle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Castle misses with a body shot.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Castle slips the punch.
Castle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Castle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Castle is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Castle won't allow Cage to sweep him here.

Cage pushes Castle off and gets back to his feet.
Cage works Castle's body with a nice hook.
Cage connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cage scores with a nice right hand.
Castle is looking to score with low kicks.
Cage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Castle slips a jab from Cage.
Cage checks a low kick from Castle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Man Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Castle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big right from Cage misses.
Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Castle moves away and avoids it.
Cage looks to score with a jab to the body but Castle is just out of range.
Castle jabs Cage right on the nose. Cage blinks but takes it well.
Cage misses with an uppercut. Castle saw that one coming.
Cage lands a nice shot that snaps Castle's head back.
Castle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cage avoids the head kick by Castle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castle is looking to score with low kicks.
Cage walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle keeps Cage at a distance using the push kick.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Man Cage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cage avoids the body shot from Castle.
Cage cracks Castle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castle throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
Castle misses with a low kick.
Cage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cage with a jab.
Cage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cage throws a series of punches but Castle moves out of range.
Castle lands with a nice body punch.
Castle doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Cage stuns Castle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Cage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castle doesn't seem phased though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castle, as that shot connected.
Castle misses with a jab to the body
and Cage counters with a stiff right hand.
Castle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Cage pushes Castle up against the cage in a clinch.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cage.
Cage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castle backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cage has a couple of punches blocked by Castle.
Castle managing to block the knees to the body from Cage.
Cage landing knees to the head.
Cage has a couple of punches blocked by Castle.
Cage pushes Castle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cage pushes Castle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cage avoids it.
Cage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Cage - that landed with a thud.
Cage working aggressively here.
Cage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cage tries to stall but Castle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Castle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cage blocking some punches.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Cage avoids the damage to the body.
Castle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castle misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Still in the clinch, Cage scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cage.
Cage prevents a body shot from Castle.
Cage lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cage crunches a lovely knee into Castle's ribcage.
Cage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Cage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cage's defenses.
Cage throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Castle.
Castle throws an elbow but it misses.
Cage scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Cage.
Cage swings wildly with an uppercut but Castle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cage cracks Castle with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Cage.
Castle works on Cage's body with a couple of short punches.
Cage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castle lands with a left to the head.
Castle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castle.
Castle lands a body shot.
Castle lands a damaging elbow.
Cage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle crunches a lovely knee into Cage's ribcage.
Cage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castles head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cage.
Castle scores with a shot to the side of Cage's head.
Cage working aggressively here.
Castle pushes Cage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cage scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Castle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cage pushes Castle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cage lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Cage.
A short right from Cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castle lands a knee to the body.
Cage misses with the head strike.
Cage scores with a shot to the side of Castle's head.
Cage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cage throws a punch but it's blocked by Castle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Castle throws an elbow but misses.
Cage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cage.
Cage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castle lands a hook that snaps the head of Cage backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Castle working Cage over with knees to the body.
Cage lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Cage.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Castle.
Castle is working Cage over against the cage.
Cage lands with a right to the head.
Cage stalling.
Cage misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Castle.
A nice left hand lands by Castle.
Good body shot from Castle.
Cage avoids the elbow strike from Castle, against the cage.
Cage is trying to stall.
Cage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castle scores with a shoulder strike.
Cage tries to land knees in the clinch but Castle avoids the damage to the body.
Castle connects with a knee to the head.
Cage tries a knee to the head but Castle blocks it.
Cage dodges an elbow strike from Castle.
Cage misses with the head strike.
Cage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castle lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Castle.
Cage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Castle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Man Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cage has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Man Cage!